The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
Outlook for a Tariff Debate In the
House.
Senator Frye's Amendment to the
Appropriation Bill
Pensions Granted to Several Claim
ants In Maine.
Especial to the Press. ]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-When is Mr. Ran
daii TO make his motion to go into committee
OF the whole to consider revenue measures,
Is the question most frequently asked here
now, and what will be the result of the mo-
tlon' once In committee of the whole neith-
er Mr.. Randall nor Mr.. Morrison can exer-
else much control over the doings Of the
House. The question Of the tariff and inter
nal revenue once started it will open the
doors for any and all schemes from the re-
ductiun of internal revenue propose by Mr..
Randall to the Horizontal Reduction of the
tariff proposed by Mr.. Morrison. How any
particular advantage is to be gained by fol-
lowing Mr.. Randall into committee of the
whole, over that to be obtained by allowing
Mr.. Morrison to make it is difficult to be
seen. In either case general tariff debate
is certain to result, and just as satisfactory
result can be reached by taking Mr.. Nor
rison's bill as the groundwork upon which to
build as by taking Mr. Randalps. The prob
ability is that any bill the House is likely to
agree on will bear little resemblance to eth
er Mr.. Randalps or Mr.. Morrison's present
bills. The majority Of the House will do as
it choose when once the question is up, and
what that will be no one can predict. Indeed
1t is not yet certain that the House will be
any more willing to begin tariff discussion
under Mr.. RandalPs lead than they have
been under Mr.. Morrison's.
Postal Matters.
An act of Congress was approved January
Sd, 1887, authorizing the issue Of Postal
routes mot the payment thereof at such
post office other than money-order Offices, as
the Postmaster General may designate.
Every application. or petition for the extern
sion of.this privilege should.specify the num-
Der Of inhabitants of the place from which
it eminates, and briefly, the reasons flor de-
string the extension of the postal route sys-
TEN, and should contain such statements as
will tend to show that this means of making
small remittances is needed. Each applica-
tion, or petition should be signed by the
postmaster of the locality, who will be re-
quired to give slightly increased bond 20
cover the value of the blank notes entrusted
to him, and should be addressed to the sup
eriHtendent Of the money order system, pos
Office department. Washington, d. G..
The following change in Star schedules are
dHuOuuctu IOr maine:
Route 1o3-Augusta to North Vienna Leave
Augusta daily except Sundays at / .45 p. m. Ar
rive at North Vienna by p. m. Leave North
Vienna daily except Sundays at 6 a. m. Arrive at
Route 347-Ellsworth to Cherryheld. Leave
Ellsworth daily except Sundays at 8 P. m, or on
arrival OF train Arrive at Cheryfeld in ga
at 80 a. M, or in season to connect with train.
Arrive at Ellsworth in 51a hours.
Route 367-W1nter HarbOr to West GouldsbOr-
Ouul Leave Winter Harb0r dailv Sun.
days at a. IN. Arrive at West Gouds6orough
by 1880 a. m. Leave West Gouldsborough daily
mail. Arrive at Winter Harbor in 2la hours
Route 371-Cherryheld TO Machias. Leave
Cherryheld daily except Sundays at p. m, or on
chias in hours. Leave Machias daily except
Sundays at II midnight. Arrive at Cherryfeld
by a. M
Elisha r. Bowden has been commissioned
postmaster at South Penobscot, Me.
The statement that Senator Frye and Con-
gresham Dingley looked with favor upon
the choice of Lawyer Greenleaf as spostmas
ter at Lewiston was in the nature Of news
to both of the gentlemen.
Senator Frye introduced today an amend
ment prepared to be offered by him to the
postoffce appropriation bill. 1t appropriates
100000 for extending the transportation of
nA"AAo bOeUOCh paAbo VI thC OhltCu Otdlcc
and those of Brazil and the Republic of
Mexico and Central and South America. 1t
authorizes the Postmaster General after ad-
vertising for proposals to enter into a con-
tract with American built and registered
steamships to carry our mails to countries
mentioned at a rate not to exceed one dollar
per nautical mile travelled ON the shortest
sailing route between ports in the United
States and those of said countries on out
ward passages. The amount appropriated
is only half proposed by his amendment of
last year which passed the Senate and was
defeated in the House and as both the Pres
ident and Postmaster General have recon-
mended the passage of such appropriation
there is some hope that it will go through
this year.
Congressman Milliken introduced today
bill providing for the payment Of weekly
wages by government collectors to employees; /;
also one for the purchase of site in Wash
ington for the city post offices government
buildings and hall of records.
Pensions have been granted as follow:
Emma L.. widow of j. ii. Durgin, Portland.
Emma j., widow of John StOckman, Bangor.
Mary, mother of Oneal j. Estes, Rumford.
Jason Gordon, Belfast.
VIM. libby, Whitneyville.
w. s. Richardson, West Scarborough,
Freeman Davis, Whtneyvile.
Sewell Dickinson, Wiscasset.
Joseph b. Thompson, East Knox.